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filthy rich

ADJECTIVE
rich
Synonyms
STRONGEST
affluent easy fat prosperous wealthy well-heeled well-off well-to-do
STRONG
flush independent plush swimming uptown
WEAK
bloated comfortable fat-cat gilded in clover in the money loaded made of money moneyed opulent propertied rolling in it upscale well provided for worth a million
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destitute impoverished lacking needy poor wanting

Example Sentences

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But to see me you might not realize how filthy rich I am.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

He was also filthy rich, and he poured much of his money into equipment and research that might help him prove there was life on Mars.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

"I'm pretty perplexed right now how many people are filthy rich like me and aggressively trying to get richer."

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2025

The greatest minds of my generation got filthy rich making these phones addictive, and here I am, helping them sell their tech to a 1-year-old.

From Slate • Nov. 16, 2024

By my avatar’s previous standards, I was now filthy rich.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline